Main Biblical references for sites
in the Holy Land |
5. The Jordan River - The Dead Sea - Samaria
| THE JORDAN |
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| Jn 1, 28 |
Place of the Baptism of John the Baptist - Bethany |
| Lk 3, 21 |
idem |
| Mt 3, 13 - 17 |
idem |
| Mk 1, 9 - 11 |
Baptism of Jesus |
| Jn 1, 19 - 34 |
idem. Jordan: Entry to the Promised Land
Baptism: Entry to the Kingdom of God |
| 1 K 17 |
The Prophet Elijah |
| 2 K 5; 8 |
Cure of Naaman |
| 2 K 6 |
The axe lost and found |
| THE RIVER OF LIVING WATER |
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| 1 Gn 2, 8 - 10; Ps 45, 5; |
Ez 47, 1 - 2; Jn 7, 31 - 39; Rv 22, 1 - 2 |
| THE DEAD SEA |
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| Gn 13, 10 - 13; 14; 18, 19 |
Sodom and Gomorrah |
| 1 S 24 |
En Gedi - David hides there when followed by Saul |
| Sg 1, 14 |
Oasis with its vines |
| Ez 47, 8 - 12 |
Water flows east down to the Arabah and to the Sea |
| Mk 6, 17 - 29 |
Maceronte - John the Baptist beheaded |
| BEIT SHEAN |
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| Jg 7, 4 - 8 |
Spring of Gideon |
| 1 S 31 |
Body of Saul at the gates of the City |
| MOUNT OF GILBOA |
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| 1 S 28, 4 |
Battle of Saul |
| 2 S 1, 17 - 24 |
David's elegy over Saul and Jonathan |
| SAMARIA |
Third capital of Israel after Shechem and Tirzah |
| 1 Kings 16, 23 - 25 |
Omri ruled in Tirzah (928 bc) |
| 1 Kings 16, 29 - 31 |
Ahab married Jezabel |
| 1 Kings 16, 32 - 33 |
Ahab built a temple to Baal |
| 1 Kings 18, 1 - 2 |
The Prophet Elija before Ahab |
| 2 Kings 13, 14 |
Death of the Prophet Elisha |
| Amos 4, 1 - 2 |
Amos warns women of Samaria |
| Hos. 7, 1 ;8, 4 - 7 |
Hosea prophecies against crime |
| Jer. 23, 13 |
Sin of the Prophets |
| Micah 1, 1 - 7 |
Judgment of Samaria |
| 2 Kings 10 |
The massacre of the royal family of Israel by Jehu |
| 2 Kings 17, 1 - 6 |
The town invaded by the Assyrians (722) -
The fall of Samaria |
| 2 Kings 17, 5 - 6 |
Town taken by Assyrians |
| 1 Macc. 10, 30 |
Greek Colony |
The City connected by Pompei to the Roman province of Syria, then given to Herod.
Herod the Great built the town in honour of Augustus Sebaste |
| Acts 8, 5 |
Philip preaches in the city |
| Acts 8, 14 |
Peter and john come to the city |
SHILOH |
CITY OF SAMUEL, sanctuary of the Ark during the
period of Judges |
| Josh. 18, 1 - 9 |
Sharing of the land from Shiloh, place of annual
regrouping of the tribes |
| 1 Sam. 1; 3 |
Childhood of Samuel |
| 1 Sam. 4 |
Capture of the Ark |
| Jer. 7, 12 |
"Go to my place in Shiloh, where at first I gave
my name a home" |
| Ps. 78, 60 |
"He abandoned His tent in Shiloh" |
| MOUNT GARIZIM & MOUNT EBAL |
HOLY MOUNTAINS |
| Josh. 8, 33 |
Israel assembles on Garizim and Ebal |
| Deut. 11, 29 - 30 |
Blessing on Garizim, curse on Ebal |
| Deut. 27, 12 |
Tribes on the two mounts |
| Judges 9, 7 |
Speach of Jotham on Garizim |
| Jn 4, 20 |
Cult on Garizim "adore in spirit and truth" |
| 2 Macc 6, 2 |
Profanation of the temple |
| SHECHEM |
NABLUS - BALATA |
| Gen. 35, 4 |
Jacob destroyed the idols of his family then buried
them under the oak tree near Shechem |
| Gen. 12, 6 |
Abraham passes through coming from Ur |
| Gen. 12, 7 |
Abraham builds an altar there |
| Gen. 33, 19 |
Purchase of field by Jacob |
| Gen. 34; 35 |
Agreement between the sons of Jacob and Shechem |
| Gen. 37, 12 - 25 |
The brothers of Joseph take care of their fathers's flock,
Joseph is sold |
| Josh. 24, 1 - 29 |
Joshua gathers the people together in order to renew
the covenant before his death |
| Josh. 24, 32 |
The body of Joseph was brought back from Egypt |
| Acts 7, 16 |
idems |
| 1 Kings 12, 1 - 20 |
After the death of Solomon, Rehoboam assembles the
people-separation of Israel and judah |
| 2 Kings 17, 24 - 41 |
Origin of the Samaritans |
| Esd. 4, 1 - 24 |
The Samaritans want to help rebuild the temple in Jerusalem |
| Luke 9, 51 - 56 |
The Town of Samaria refuses to receive Jesus |
| Jn 4, 1 - 42 |
Jesus and the Samaritain woman at Jacob's well |
| TELL EL FARAH |
BIBLICAL TIRZA |
| 1 Kings 14, 17 |
First capital of the devided Kingdom 970 BC |
| 1 K 15, 21; 15, 33 |
idem |
| 1 K 16, 6; 16, 23 |
idem |
| Sg. 6, 4 |
Tirza - known for its beauty |
| ENGADIN AND DJENIN |
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| Lk 17, 11 - 19 |
Cure of the 10 lepers |
| DOTHAN |
REUNION |
| Gen. 37, 14 - 17 |
Joseph finds his brothers there |
| 2 K 6 - 13 |
Elisha at Dothan |
| BETHULIA |
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| Jdt 5, 7 - 10; 4, 4 - 6 |
Holofernes' Camp and the siege of Bethulia |
| Jdt 15, 61 |
Native country of Judith |
| THEBEZ |
Edge of the plain of Yzreel |
| Jg 9, 53 |
Death of Abimelech |
| EN- DOR |
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| 1 S 28, 7 - 25 |
The witch of En-dor |
| MEGGIDO |
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| Jg 1, 27 |
Canaanite City |
| Jg 4; 5 |
Battle of Deborah |
| 1 K 9, 15 |
Constructions of Solomon |
| 2 K 9, 27 - 29 |
Assassination of Ahaziah |
| 2 K 23, 29 |
Death of Josiah, also 2 Ch 35, 20 - 27 |
| Zc 12, 11 |
Prophecies about Meggido and Yezreel |
| Rv 16, 16 |
Armageddon Apocalypse |
| VALLEY OF SHARON |
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| Is 33, 9 |
The fertile valley of Sharon is like a desert |
| Is 35, 2 |
The splendor of Carmel and Sharon |
| Is 65, 10 |
Sharon will be a pasture for flocks |
| 1 Ch 27, 29 |
Commissioner for cattle in pasture at Sharon |
| Sg 2, 1 |
I am the rose of the Sharon |
| Ac 9, 35 |
Everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him,
and they were all converted to the Lord |
| CAESAREA MARITIME |
Universality of Salvation |
| Ac 8, 40 |
Philip preaches the Good News |
| Ac 10 |
Baptism of Cornelius |
| Ac 12, 19 - 23 |
Death of Herod Agrippa I |
| Ac 9, 30 |
Paul embarks for "Tarsus" |
| Ac 18, 22 |
Paul reached Ephesus |
| Ac 21, 8 - 26 |
Paul visits Christian Community after the 3rd journey |
| Ac 23; 25; 27 |
Paul imprisoned, trial, departure for Rome |
| In 231 |
Eusebius of Caesarea wrote the History of the Church |
| In 231 |
Origen at Caesarea |
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